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Sir Ernest MacMillan (1893-1973)
Selections from the exhibit
Graduating with Bachelor of Music from Oxford University, 1911.
With his mother, ca. 1894.Photo by Park Bros., Toronto. (22K) Courtesy of Mrs. Patricia MacMillan.
Issue of the Ruhleben Camp Magazine, August 1916. (146 K)
Letter from E.S. Craig, Assistant Registrar of Oxford University, informing MacMillan that his Musical Exercise for the degree of Doctor of Music had satisfied the examiners, June 13, 1918. (43 K) MacMillan earned the degree of Doctor of Music while he was a prisoner-of-war. (43 K) Courtesy of the University of Oxford and Mr. Ross A. MacMillan, Executor, Estate of Sir Ernest MacMillan.
Letter (with English translation) from Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich, June 23, 1943. The Toronto Symphony Orchestra, under MacMillan, gave the Canadian première of Shostakovich's Symphony no. 7 ("Leningrad") at Massey Hall on January 26, 1943. (59 K) Courtesy of Mrs. Irina Shostakovich and Mr. Ross A. MacMillan, Executor, Estate of Sir Ernest MacMillan.
MacMillan's String Quartet in C minor is probably his most significant work. While the first three movements were composed in 1914 when he was detained at Nuremberg, it does not reflect any evidence of his wartime experience. The Finale was completed following his return to Toronto. (105 K) Courtesy of Mr. Ross A. MacMillan, Executor, Estate of Sir Ernest MacMillan.
MacMillan kept gasoline consumption to a minimum as well as a trim waistline by riding his bicycle to work. Here he is shown skillfully weaving through traffic as he leaves the Toronto Conservatory of Music for lunch, June 1942.Photo by the Toronto Star. (55 K)
Harmony exam given at The Canadian Academy of Music, February 1924. (83 K) Used by permission of RCM Examinations.
First issue of MacMillan News, the official publication of the Sir Ernest MacMillan Fine Arts Clubs, January 19, 1940. (99 K)
Letter from Vincent Massey regarding MacMillan's participation in the Royal Commission on National Development in the Arts, Letters and Sciences (Massey Commission), September 21, 1949. (109 K) Courtesy of Mr. Hart Massey and Mr. Ross A. MacMillan, Executor, Estate of Sir Ernest MacMillan.
Letter from Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent, September 30, 1954. (68 K) Courtesy of Mr. W.R. Martin and Mr. Ross A. MacMillan, Executor, Estate of Sir Ernest MacMillan.
Officers and members of the Canada Council attending the inaugural meeting, Centre Block, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, April 30, 1957 (MacMillan - front row, third from left).Photo by Duncan Cameron.
When the Canada Council was created in 1957, MacMillan was one of its charter members. His advice was particularly valued not only because of his experience and renown, but because he was one of the few active professional artists among the appointees. The Council's principal objectives are to foster and promote the study, enjoyment, and production of works in the arts. (97 K)
With his father, in Scotland, 1952.Photographer unknown. (46 K) Courtesy of Mrs. Patricia MacMillan and Mr. Ross A. MacMillan, Executor, Estate of Sir Ernest MacMillan.
Letter from Prime Minister R.B. Bennett, May 18, 1935. (53 K) Courtesy of the University of New Brunswick, Archives and Special Collections, Harriet Irving Library and Mr. Ross A. MacMillan, Executor, Estate of Sir Ernest MacMillan.
Photo by Everett Roseborough, Toronto, ca. 1941. (23 K)
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MacMillan ventured into the popular medium when he composed these 
